President Obama not wearing his wedding ring

Looks like a birth certificate may not be the only piece of paper people are asking President Barack to turn over to the public. They may be begging to see proof the Pres and his strong-armed wife are still Mr. and Mrs.

At a press conference Friday, the President went ringless. This, of course, spurred all sorts of rumors and predictions that the President and Michelle Obama are in need of a little relationship rehab.

In an attempt to thwart the gossip hounds, a White House spokesperson told Politico Obama’s ring – “an intricate gold design from Indonesia, where he had lived as a boy,” according to a 2009 New York Times story [via Politico] – was being repaired.

What, exactly, was wrong with the love band? No one seems to know.

Sure people remove their ring, but the President (or, at the very least, his staff) has got to be smart enough to know that someone in the ultra-observant media is sure to notice the absence of bling. In the future, he may want to consider a back-up band.